Preparing for KC-135 landing at RIMPAC
HICKAM AFB, HAWAII (July 15, 2010) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Milliken, crew chief, assigned to the 507th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., prepares to marshall in a KC-135 Stratotanker after a refueling mission in support of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on July 15, 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. RIMPAC includes more than 14 nations 32 ships, five submarines, more than 170 aircraft and more than 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kamaile O. Long/Released)